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Moving Groceries
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Moving Groceries

Interesting example of the delivery problem.Space, Time and GroceriesGrocery delivery visualized in python with datashader.At Instacart, we deliver a lot of groceries...

Tizen Operating System
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Tizen Operating System

Was brought to my attention through its use as an operating system for phones, watches and appliances.    Best known for its use by Samsung as a standard OS.  I...

Samsung Bixby to Expand
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Samsung Bixby to Expand

Despite my less than stellar interaction with Samsung appliances, we saw that they were likely to be champions in the Smart Home through sheer presence in complex...

Executing Intelligence at the Edge
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Executing Intelligence at the Edge

You would like to get the execution of deep learning neural nets to the edge of the network.  It is ultimately where we want to execute learned knowledge.    Training...

On the Hype of AI
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On the Hype of AI

Been rare lately that I have seen the word 'Hype' in an article on AI.   Oliver Schabenberger Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer  of SAS makes....

Data ScienceTerms
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Data ScienceTerms

In DSC,  a good list of common data science terms.  " ... post by Mic Farris. Mic is a Decision Science & Analytics Leader at CenturyLink. Two of the biggest buzzwords...

Swarms of Internal Drones
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Swarms of Internal Drones

Precisely what we proposed at one time internally, but the tech of the time did not permit it.  Primary issues was battery life, size and sensor capability.  Linking...

Why Andrew Ng Teaches AI
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Why Andrew Ng Teaches AI

Why AI Visionary Andrew Ng Teaches Humans to Teach Computers Associated Press  by Ryan NakashimaStanford University professor Andrew Ng's current area of concentration...

Find the Best Way to Deliver These
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Find the Best Way to Deliver These

Its an old problem.   It was one of the first problem types I worked on at the enterprise.   It has been declared solved a number of times, but some other little...

APIs for Data Scientists
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APIs for Data Scientists

Good piece here,  the architecture is key, and well written APIs can make that happen.How will APIs change the role of data scientists?  By Gregor Herrmann on Hidden...

AI Fashion Designer
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AI Fashion Designer

Note the use of a classic recommendation approach.  Does this embody creativity as well?  Would like to see this compared direct to human design and measures like...

Tacobots: Brands Telling Stories, Taking Orders
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Tacobots: Brands Telling Stories, Taking Orders

How well we know this.   See the tags on our approaches.    Chatbots can make it happen.  But carefully applied. Artificial intelligence (AI) is reinventing the...

How is Amazon Changing Whole Foods?
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How is Amazon Changing Whole Foods?

Announcements not very remarkable, would like to see more technology in store,  that supports the idea of fresh,  integration of ingredients, cooking and innovation...

Forecast and Fulfillment
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Forecast and Fulfillment

Discussion in Retailwire.     This remains a most important question.  The results of forecasts are driven by context, and that is always changing.    Even with...

Microsoft Claims new Level of Speech Reco Accuracy
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Microsoft Claims new Level of Speech Reco Accuracy

Claims to yet better cognitive performance.  Note the claim to improved contextual dialogs, utimately essential to speech interaction.  More open AI please. Microsoft...

Beyond the Turing Test
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Beyond the Turing Test

Video overview:  https://vimeo.com/226955559Moving Beyond the Turing Test with the Allen AI Science ChallengeCarissa Schoenick discusses "Moving Beyond the Turing...

Chatbots in Retail
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Chatbots in Retail

Good piece, with expert discussion. Consider how any assistant model could evolve into recommendation.  Does this work?  What does it need to make the model work...

Advertising's  Amazon Problem
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Advertising's Amazon Problem

Brought to my attention.Madison Avenue's Amazon Problem   By Leila Abboud in BloombergWhen you run an advertising agency, your clients' problems are your problems...

What is a Robot?
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What is a Robot?

New series of article in Wired:  What is a Robot?   Articles and videos.Editor’s note: This is the first entry in a new video series, HardWIRED: Welcome to theWhen...

Sectors without Borders
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Sectors without Borders

And how will regulations adjust to these global digital conditions?Competing in a world of sectors without bordersBy Venkat Atluri, Miklos Dietz, and Nicolaus Henke...
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